7.9% —
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Strathfield South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Strathfield South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A huge 41.4% of workers in Strathfield South now work from home, which is far above the national figure. This shift is part of a major trend, with the number of people working from home rising 38 percentage points since 2016. While public transport is available, the area's travel patterns have shifted strongly toward home-based work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though 7.9% of households have no motor vehicle. This figure is a little below the New South Wales average and has barely changed since 2016.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Strathfield South, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is the most common way to get to work, far exceeding both state and national levels. Only 2.5% of people use public transport to commute, a figure that fell 7.1 percentage points since 2016.
41.4% —
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.5% —
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of employed people who got to work by train, bus, ferry or tram/light rail as their only method of travel on census day.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Strathfield South has a high number of public transport stops and departures compared to the state average, with all services being buses. However, the transit time to the city is 70 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
25
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.88
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
4,418.3
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled weekly public-transport departures from stops in the area, per 1,000 residents — how often transit actually runs, not just whether a stop exists (GTFS schedules for a representative week; population from the 2021 Census).
8
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
3,636
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
81,370
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
70
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The drive time to the city is relatively short at 17 minutes. In contrast, it takes a typical resident 13 minutes to walk to the nearest stop, which is much higher than most areas.
13
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
17
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
- Public transport timetables (GTFS) — State & territory transport agencies, 2026 (CC BY 4.0 (WA: custom PTA licence)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Strathfield South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120031576/strathfield-south/topic/transport